Students Hand-Drawn Pingding Trail Map

Pingding Ancient Trail is located on the side of Chi-Sing Mountain series in Shilin District, Taipei City. The total length is about 2.3 kilometers with average slope of 3~7 degree. The entire trail takes about 1 hour and 15 minutes to complete. There are two mountain hiking entrances to the trail, one up from Zhishan Road and the other one down from Lane 95 of Pingjin Street in Pingding Village. Each Channel is accompanied by walking trail, forming the three centennial waterway ancient trails. The three Channels excavated from one hundred years ago all were built from high lines in Majiao Mountain and Erwei Mountain. The most difficult part was the mountain excavation and caves for the Channel to Pingding settlement at Jiaokeng Creek.

The three Channels of Pingding were built rom along the high lines of Majiao Mountain and Erwei Mountain Range. The ancestors also renovated the trail in the process of building Channels. (n)

Pingding ancient Channel Trail is approximately located in 300~500 meters above sea level with a total trail length of about 2.3 kilometers with slope averaging between 3~7 degree. The entire trail takes about 1 hour and 15 minutes to complete. Around the Qinfong Pavilion is the highest point in Pingding Ancient Channel Trail, where tourists and walk down further along the granite trail. (m)

Moreover, a border monument for Yangmingshan National Park was set up at the entrance to Pingding Ancient Channel Trail, and the region after the border monument is administrated under the National Park. This trail currently belongs to one of the branch in Yangmingshan National Park Qingtiangang Trails.

Pingding Ancient trail penetrates Pingding Old Canla, New Channel and Dengfong Channel. The sites passed are in the order of Pingdeng Village Trail Entrance (height 445 meters) )→Qinfong Pavilion (height 470 meters)→Taozijiao Bridge (height 365 meters) →Tiaweizi Bridge (height 310 meters) → Zhishan Mountain Hiking entrance (335 meters) →Pingding Ancient Channel Trail entrance station (height 260 meters)(m)。

This connection of this trail shows the close and undertaking relationship of irrigation among the three Channels.

The trail of these three ancient trails are currently ideal place for hiking, mountain climbing, and forest bath as well as the most ideal trail for conducting nature observation.

Traffic information for the public visiting the Ancient Channel Trail is shown below:

1. Public transportation (MRT Jiantan Station):

Neicu Station: Small 19 (MRT Jiantan Station to Pingdeng Village).

Pingding Ancient Channel Trail Entrance Station: Small 18 (MRT Jiantan Station to Saint’s Waterfall).

2. By car:

The starting point for Pingding Ancient Channel Trail route is on Zhishan Road from Pingdeng Village to Neishuang Creek. Tourists going by car are advised to take the shuttle or else could only take their cars where their departure site. There is no parking lot nearby and although there is parking on the roadsides at Section 3 of Zhishan Road, there is limited parking space. Hence public transportation is strongly recommended.

a. Shilin → Yangde Boulevard→ Jinshan Road →Pingjin Street → Lane 95, Pingjin Street → Neicu Station

b. Section 5, Zhongshan N. Road → Fulni Road → Zhishan Road → Lane 370, Section 3, Zhishan Road